Glad to hear John C. expressing this sentiment.

About a year ago, we were involved in a discussion on CF about new pieces showing up on E-Bay. We were saying the exact same things that John is saying now. Since we are a HL dealer, I'm sure there were many CF members who were thinking "Oh, he's just a dealer cryin' the blues." Since then, we have seen many posts about "your latest Harbour Lights." We recognized some of the flag numbers as being ones from these "bad dealers."

Now, we have no intention of mentioning these flag numbers, or to bring attention to those who purchased them. We just hope that, with John's comments, you'll realize that you are not supporting Harbour Lights, but jeopardizing the future of Harbour Lights.

If you want to help out the "legitimate" dealer network, we encourage you to purchase a new piece from one of these "bad" dealers. Then, e-mail John C. or Tony C. with the flag # of the piece, and they'll be able to track down the "villain."

It's embarrassing to admit that two of the 6 or 7 major "bad" dealers are from our own Cape Cod & Islands area. One used to be the #3 dealer in the country! Pretty sad.

Jim